Mid-South Packaging, Inc. v. Hunter

GARRISON, Judge.

Mid-South Packaging, Inc., appellee, is a judgment creditor of Carter Hunter, d/b/a Hunter Agency. Mid-South made the judgment executory and issued garnishment interrogatories to Mohammad Khaled, d/b/a Ms. and His, making Khaled garnishee. Khaled filed a response, in proper person, six days after the interrogatories were served.1 Subsequently, however, the trial *267court issued a judgment pro confesso against Khaled for the amount due. Kha-led has appealed.

The basic issue on appeal is whether the strict requirement of C.C.P. Art. 2412 (that the garnishee shall file a “sworn”…